Blemmye from Nuremberg Chronicles

Files

Blemmyd17s3415_1500_p14.jpg

Title

Blemmye from Nuremberg Chronicles

Subject

World history -- Early works to 1800.

Description

This illustration shows a member of a race of people called the Blemmye. They were initially described by Pliny the Elder in his Historia Naturalis as in Nubia.

Creator

Schedel, Hartmann

Source

Nurenberg Chronicles

Publisher

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger

Date

1500

Rights

Public domain

Format

jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

d17s3415_1500_p14_blemmye

Collection

Citation

Schedel, Hartmann, “Blemmye from Nuremberg Chronicles,” Digital Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/4656.